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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
791ad629d2df57aee7084966a8e8d38a

SHA-1:
88aee3e1073cc17a593ff21fef257c7617daea68

SHA-256:
cefa004fc80b1d1aaf227f2fbb66cb45466fe78f03eaa62139f9237ca1f829ed

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 8:22:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Adware-OH [Adw]
2014.9-140915

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6650
0.98/19265

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of epicadventureslajangada-setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.15.13

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.crgjbr
0.28.2.61349

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.U
14.9.15.16

File size:
75.7 MB (79,393,696 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/20/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 9:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rxpJu7vR2NeOwceBPj7VJgmMqNAxZgqkPmgyvv4e+MyN69qds3VPa1HVhk:lp473Ox07R3qNTwtM4ndsFCfh

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://cdn.akamai.service.downloadadmin.com/download/.../dl?s=google&c=FreeD_VLC_CCROW_Exact_English&brand=freedownloads.us.com&pid=TR&bc=845429&country=FI&cb=-1089891856

http://files4.freedownloads.us.com/download/.../dl?s=google&c=FreeD_VLC_CCROW_Exact_English&brand=freedownloads.us.com&pid=TR&bc=845429&country=FI&cb=-1089891856

http://files5.freedownloads.us.com/dl?bc=845429

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